(Mina tries to prove she can be more romantic than Nayeon.)
Mina reached inside her jacket pocket and frowned when she felt a piece of paper in it. She remembered the last time she wore that jacket was a couple of weeks ago on one of her dates with Nayeon. She unfolded the paper and smiled. She recognized Nayeon's handwriting, and even if she hadn't, no one else would leave a note saying 'I love you' in her jacket pocket. Starting that day, she kept finding little notes everywhere. She didn't understand when or how Nayeon had sneaked these notes into her things but every day she'd find at least a couple of them. Most said 'I love you' some said random things like 'I hope you're having a great day!' or just had a doodle Nayeon thought was cute. Some of the ones she found around her bedroom, had different, more mature, content.
Every time Mina found a note, she would save it in a box she kept in her room. She never said anything to Nayeon, and she could tell the brunette was starting to get annoyed. She started finding more notes every day, as if Mina thought that increasing the number of notes would make Nayeon mention them. She was extremely amused when she found one that said 'Hey, are you not getting these? They're from Nayeon, your girlfriend... in case you were thanking someone else.' After finding this, she realized it was only a matter of time before Nayeon confronted her about the notes so she had to do something fast.
Mina had never been the romantic gesture kind of girl, she'd never thought she needed to put in the effort, or even wanted to. The people she usually dated weren't that big on romanticism either so it had never mattered, but with Nayeon it was different. For Nayeon it seemed to come natural, she'd arrive at Mina's apartment with a bouquet of flowers just because, and she always knew the right thing to say to make Mina's heart flutter like a moth in a cocoon.
Besides Mina's feeling that she should put in a little more effort with Nayeon, this thing with the notes went far beyond anything the brunette, or anyone, had ever done before so Mina needed to respond with something big. It wasn't only that she wanted to thank Nayeon. Yes, she thought it was really cute and loved every single note she got, but her competitive side was nagging at her, telling her she needed to do something to win the best, most romantic girlfriend award.
She knew that she was at a disadvantage. Not being used to these type of things, she wasn't sure where the line between romantic and over-the-top was so she decided to ask Sana. She dialed Sana's number and told her her plan. "So you don't think it's too much?"
Sana hummed on the other side of the line. "Maybe a little, but I'm sure Nayeon will love it."
With Sana's seal of approval, she started to make the arrangements for her plan. After making sure Nayeon was free that weekend, she finished most of the things she needed within a couple of hours.
That Saturday, she picked up Nayeon and rode out of the city with a packed picnic basket on the back seat. "Where are we going?"
"I just thought it would be nice to get out of the city for a bit. We're not going very far."
Mina drove to a field just outside the city, parking on the side of the road. While Nayeon got out, Mina checked her phone to make sure they were in the right place and grabbed the basket from the back seat. She met Nayeon in front of the car and took her hand, pulling her to the middle of the field and laying down a blanket. They sat and Mina started taking out things from the basket, passing them to Nayeon. After she was done, she took out a bottle of wine and uncorked it, setting it aside. "While we wait for that to breathe…"
